Wichita eagle., 1887-09-16
THE COURTS.
equity as Charged in the In
dictment."
Lee Mosher Found Guilty Of Murder
ing Lswler in the United States
EDistrict Court Last Night.

| Olstrlct or Kansas convened yesterday morn
| ing with all the officers of the court present
The grand jury. returned into court invent
two true bills Of Indictment
The jury in the Soule murder case, afte
being out all night and still failing to agre
was discharged by the court and the cas-
| was continued until the next term
The general opinion is that SouIe should cor
slider himself extremely fortunate at tn
verdict.
In the case against Blue there was a yer
dict of guilty. Blues attorneys will max
application to the couat for new trial.
The case of the United StBtes agains
Lee Mosher, Indictment TO
murder was tried with Hon. W. c. PERI,
and Assistant District Attorney Hagan rep
resenting the government and A. r. Musell
er, Esq, and Mr.. Heller of Topeka defend
ing Mosher. The facts of the killing are
that Mosher killed man named Lawler OF
or about October 9th, 1886, about one
quarter of a mile south of Harper county
Kansas. in the Indian Territory. Mosher
had hired LAWYER and his team to go down
into the Territory to get some goods. Mosh-
er, LAWYER and boy named Arner were al
in a spring wagon, the two latter on the
front seat and Mosher on the back seat.
They had Travelled together all day in
apparent perfect friendship and late in the
afternoon as they were driving along a
gun shot rang out and Lawler fell from
the wagon lifeless corpse. Upon the trip
Mosher had borrowed gun to kill game
and the gun from which the fatal shot was
fred was in the hands of Mosher. Arner be-
came very much frightened and begged
Mosher not to shoot him. Arner testified
that Mosher said he would not if he would
help him get away with the team. After
going little further Mosher took one OF the
horses from the wagon and went off in a
direction and was arrested
next day near Anthony, Kansas. When
first apprehended he asked to be shot. Medi-
cal witnesses testified that the defendent was
of weak mind and there was other testimony
that he was not very strong mentally
Taking all the facts and circumstances into
rhine, with but few circumstances of pallia-
ion.
When first arrested Mosher told the officers
hat he was paid by a woman-the wife of
Lawler we believe, TO kill him, and this story
S now believed in the light of subsequent
events, to be true.
The case was given ito the jury about 9
o'clock and being out only a few minutes
the jury returned verdict of guilty as
charged in the indictment This is verdict
If guilty Of murder and it will be the duty
II the court to pass the death sentence upon
Hosher.
He can get no relief by appeal as it is not
claimed that the court has erred upon any
matter of law in the trial of the case. The
president Of the United States is the only
hope of salvation from the gsllows there is
eft Mosher.
The defendant has an aged father and
mother, both respected and respectable peo-
Die, who are to be sympathised with in their
rouble
STATE DISTRICT COURT.
The District court of Sedgwick county
yesterday with Judge T. B. Wall
m the bench. The time of the court was
ngaged in the trial of the case of the State
against Grant Hosts, charged with grand
arceny. The facts in brief are about as fol-
ows: Yoste hired q team from a livery
table in Wichita on the morning OF June
9TH, 1887, saying he intended to drive into
he country few miles. When he did not
eturn the first night the suspicious of the
table keeper was aroused. Upon an investi-
cation it was learned that Yoste had passed
through South Haven the same day
hat he left Wichita and that he
vas apparently enroute for the
indian Territory. An officer and kilograms
we're sent after the fleeing man and team
md upon the Monday after his departure he
vas arrested with his team near Fort Reno,
n the Territory.
The defense was that Y este hired the team
o 60 to Derby, Kansas, to see afriend; that
While there he received letter from his
'rother, written from Fort Worth, Texas,
cling HIM TO meet him in the northern part
+ the Indian Territory with a large herd of
attic, and that upon recei<ing this letter he
tarted for Fort Reno and was arrested
here. County Attorney Jones represented
he state and T. L. McMeacham, ESQ, and
udge Crook defended Yost. The trial re-
Tilted in verdict of not guilty.
OTrcr CO1-pr
Police Judge Dixon reports duh day for |
esterday in his court. Cnas. Kelly charg- |
d with keeping gambling house was before |
he court and plead guilty and was fined $50 |
nd costs, which he paid.
Jno. Quin on the charge OF being drunk |
nd disorderly, was fined IS and costs. and |
4 default of payment was committed TO the |
ooler
Mike McAnderson answered guilty to the |
barge of plain drunk and obtained sent
nee of S. and costs, which he paid
Dora Anderson, colored, charged with be
lg prostitute, received fine of s. and |
osts, which she paid.
Matte Hendrix, colored. answered to the |
anne charge and received the same sentence.
aging the fine and costs.
PROBATE COURT.
In the probate court yesterday before
ndge W. W. Thomas, application, report
ad sale of real estate OF the Morris minors
as ordered.
An annual settlement was made in the es-
ate of Daniel Trimble, deceased.
Petition was filed by the administrator of
ne estate of L. NJ. T. Pope to sell the real
state
Judge Thomas did a Isrre hrsiress vextar |